Steamboat Springs  Roy Book Binder knows a lot of people, and he’s got a whole lot of stories to tell.

“For the last 42 years I’ve led a very interesting life, and it’s pretty comical,” said Binder, a blues musician and storyteller who performs at 7:30 p.m. Monday at First String Music in Steamboat Springs. “And we’ll have plenty of laughs, they’ll get a little culture and they’ll hear some great music.”

Binder, 66, still spends seven months of the year on the road. He cut his teeth learning from blues legends who recorded records in the 1920s. Binder also is a renowned storyteller, having performed at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn., and he appeared 36 times on the “Nashville Now” TV show hosted by Ralph Emery.

Binder is an ideal opening concert for the new, larger First String Music location on Loggers Lane, said Colleen Boynton, who owns the store with her husband, Steve. The store moved from Lincoln Avenue last fall.

“We have a little stage in the store, and we’re going to convert our retail to like a music hall,” she said. “… He’s a famous person, and he’s really got a lot of amazingly deep blues roots. He’s sort of a link between the oldest blues players who really got this all going and current mainstream America.”

Binder has played a couple of times in Steamboat. He’s passing through this time as part of a cross-country tour consisting of about 35 shows. He encouraged anyone who wants to have a good time to come check out the performance.